Winemaker Steve Gerbac runs a fantastic chardonnay program at Rusack, with bottlings that represent several prime Santa Barbara County locations – and even Catalina Island!
At
under $30, this delicious chard is one of best values around, especially when
you consider its pedigree: this all-Santa Maria Valley white is 28% Sierra
Madre fruit and 72% grapes from the world-famous Bien Nacido Vineyard. Barrel fermented and aged for 10 months in
mostly-neutral French oak barrels, this is a layered, structured, sophisticated
chardonnay that also delivers a ringing acidity and quenching flavors of pears,
apples and citrus.
Open this wine in the
afternoon and enjoy a glass while reclining in the grass and reading your
favorite guilty-pleasure magazine, along with some dates and nuts. Finish off the bottle at twilight, as you
prepare dinner and munch on cheese and salad fixings, and as you watch the
sky’s daytime glow soften into evening.
- Label: Rusack Vineyards Chardonnay
- Vintage: 2015
- Source: Santa Barbara County
- Winemaker: Steve Gerbac
- Alcohol: 14.4%
- Price: $28
Find out more about Rusack Vineyards at rusack.com.
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